Makeup Overhaul + Makeup Collection (Picture heavy)

I decided at the end of 2014 that I wanted to reorganize and declutter my makeup collection. I do not have a huge makeup collection to begin with, so I knew it would not be that big of a task. I took before and after shots of my items by purpose/type to show you how many I kept and got rid of. I love looking at these types of posts on YouTube and blogs because they are so inspiring. Sometimes we really need to appreciate what we have!! This post will also be followed by a few other organization ones soon to come! With all of this being said this post is picture heavy, but I hope you enjoy!

Face

I decided that the Lumi foundation was something I love but need to work on these other foundations. I also do not wear foundation on a daily basis so even these are a lot for me.

Concealer

 I am definitely a concealer girl, because unlike foundation this is something that I do wear almost every day. I am however trying to downsize certain areas of my collection for how I am wanting to organize. Since doing this

though I have added the NYX concealer pot and the Maybelline Master Conceal. This is not the only area that has changed a little in my collection.

Brows

Brows are essential. I basically just tossed what was old or I couldn't use anymore with my more vibrant red hair. (Looking for a brow pencil recommendation ^^)

Powder

Certain powders are for certain functions. The Olay powder is one that I love but was on the older side. And I had just recieved a new bare mineral veil for Christmas so I decided to toss the old one also. I may be looking for a new loose powder as well, here soon :o

Bronzer

Bronzer gives me life. The Ulta thing however I could not stand. And teh revlon one would not pick up color anymore to save my life :-(

Mascara

I feel like we all have those moments when we ahve too many open mascaras. Luckily, the oens I threw out were on their last legs. Definitely would not reccomend the ulta mascara. It did absolutely nothing :-(

Eye Bases

This is one area of my collection I thought I would struggle with most. After much deliberation though I was able to narrow down my beloved color tattoos.

Other

These last pictures I didn't feel the comparisons were worth showing, but I figured you would still like to see what I have! :-)

I hope that this post was fun! Let me know if you have any other ideas for posts or things that you would like to see, and I'll be happy to look into them! If you would like to know any specific shades or names feel free to ask in the comments. I hope you all have a  wonderful day! :-) Thanks for reading!

Happy New Years + Festive Eye Look!

Hello lovely readers! I love this time of year. I am constantly thinking. Literally there is something on my mind. So to have a time of year to be able to reflect on myself and look at what goals I would like to set for myself in the coming year is always refreshing to me. I've created a short list of goals for myself both personal and blog related!

1. Blog starting two times a week for the whole month of January & then expand on posts per week from there.
2. Create a theme for myself as well as some set days for blog posts.
3. Be more organized & utilize my planner more!
4. Go to the rec center at least three times per week for the whole month of January, and then expand from there, also.
5. Be more thoughtful/aware of the little things in life!
6. Keep in touch with my parents as well as other family more.
7. Always strive.

As far as my New Years goes, my parents and I have a tradition of going out to eat and seeing a movie. While I'm not sure on the dinner location I believe we will be seeing Mockingjay (incredibly excited). This is something very special to me, especially now that I am in college. I do not get to visit my family as much as I would like, so little traditions like this one truly mean a lot.

Finally, the eye of the evening! I posted the above picture on my twitter a few days ago. I had every intention of recreating this for my families evening out, but I ended up going with a smoky eye. Do not fret, though! I plan on doing a post with more detail on my twitter picture in the future. I instead went for a bronze, dark look only using the Too Faced Chocolate Bar Palette. It is safe to say that the chocolate bar palette made it to my favorites for sure! Unfortunately the picture I took does not do this look justice, because in real life the eyeshadows are darker. I am in desperate need of a new camera :-(

I hope everyone has a safe and happy new year! What are some of your resolutions? :-)

CVS Score!

It's that time in the year where CVS has their 50%-75% off sale! My CVS store unfortunately doesn't have everything marked yet, and I was in for a quick trip when I picked up these two products. 

This past week Physicians Formula was buy one get one 50% off, so of course I couldn't pass up getting these guys for an even better price. Unfortunately, I do not have the receipt anymore but I know I didn't pay anymore that $7 for these two items!

I'm looking forward to opening these guys and testing for a review, so be on the look out for that! 

Do any of you plan on hitting up the CVS sale? If so, leave me a comment and let me know what you're wanting to score! :-)

Shown in picture

Physicians Formula Happy Booster Blush in Pink

Physicians Formula Powder Palette Multi-Colored Face Powder in Highlighter

Tid Bits

• This past week has been nothing but papers. I just turned my last one in this morning and I could not be happier.
• Going to my boyfriends for Thanksgiving this year! My college has a football game on black Friday that the band has to be at, and my drive home is a little further than his so this is just how things worked out.
• I have become obsessed with Tim Hortons Caramel Lattee Supreme's.....

FOTD #1

Hello all! Hope you all aren't freezing like I am right now. I decided to share a look that has been my go to, ever since coloring my hair! I am not ready for this snow and freezing temperatures! Therefore this look represents my love for fall and the fact that I am hanging on for dear life with this season. All of the information for this look is listed below!

What has been your go to look lately? Leave me a comment! :-)

Face: 
L'OREAL Lumi Foundation in n1-2 soft ivory
Maybelline Fit Me Concealer in 15 Fair
bareMinerals Mineral Veil
Rimmel London Stay Matte Pressed Powder in Transparent
Tarte Amazonian Clay Bronzer in Park Ave Princess
two cosmetics duo eyeshadow in Heartache (love this as a blush!) :)

Eyes:
E.L.F. Eyebrow kit in medium
Milani Bella Mandarin in the crease as a transition shade
Ulta Eyeshadow in Golden Olive all over the lid (sadly discontinued)
Urban Decay Naked 2 & Faint from the Naked Basics palette in the crease & outer V
bareMinerals eye liner in Black bean to line upper lid (discontinued)
NYX retractable eye liner in black for tight line
Covergirl Clump Crusher Extensions Mascara in Black

Lips:
Julep Lip Gloss in Awestruck

Happy Halloween!

Better late than never, right? Hope everyone had a safe and wonderful Halloween weekend! Just thought I would drop this picture here to share my costume this year. My boyfriend and I decided to do a couples costume as Cosmo and Wanda from the Fairly Odd Parents on Nickelodeon! I use to be obsessed with this show back in my junior high years, and saw this on Pinterest.

I did not have a lot of time to do my hair, but I had practiced the poof prior to doing it this night. I wish I had a lot more pictures, but sadly with the amount of time we had I was not able to :-(. My boyfriend did not want to use colored hair spray, so this is also the best we could come up with for Cosmo's green hair. Did I mention we threw this together in 24 hours time??? I think it turned out pretty well! The wands we found at Walmart for 97 cents and I made the crowns using yellow cups, believe it or not (also found on pinterest).

Feel free to leave what you were for Halloween this year, and if you would like an in depth post about anything let me know!

Have a fantastic day!

Welcome to my blog!

Hello there lovely people! My name is Samantha and I am here wanting to start a blog that is beauty based as well as my life in college here and there! I also plan to combine these two concepts, because being a college student means that your money is tight. I still enjoy trying out new products and would like to share how I do this! For this blog I plan on doing hauls, reviews, tutorials (maybe trying to get into doing videos?) and a few other things that I think will be a lot of fun!

A little bit about me, I am 20 years old and am a 3rd year in college. I am majoring in AYA Integrated Social Studies (meaning I want to be a high school teacher!) I enjoy a lot of the simple things in life, including sitting down with my favorite people and drinking some hot tea, or just hanging out. My makeup/beauty collection is something I take pride in for the fact that I do not wear makeup because I feel the need to enhance my natural features. Heck, I don't even wear make up every day! But I do enjoy the process of applying makeup and getting to experiment with color. It's also aways enjoyable to watch what the beauty community comes out with and test the products for yourself! 

There will be more about me to come, so welcome to my blog! :-)

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